Cosmetic assembly



June 2, 1953 H. FlTz 2,640,487

` COSMETIC ASSEMBLY Filed July 15, 195o 2 sheets-sheet i FIG. FIGZ FIG.3

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COSMETIC ASSEMBLY Filed July 13, 195o 2 sheets-sheet 2 F\G. I3 FIG. I4

*H6 40' Inventor HENRY Fnz,

By ffa I Aorney Patented June 2, 1953 t provide a form flipstick holderwhich is" readily held ir'1"place ona rnir'ior in position forirr'il'iedate use andv in' connection with which the' color of theYlipsticl contained in the liolder is indicated in al narin'er so as toavdidf trial ol" sampling the lipstick to determine the color of"shade.r A l l Another object of' the inventionA is to provide a form offlipstick holder having sprii-gepr'essed' gripping. means by which theholder may he readily attached toa mirror of thev usual forni and )whichincludes attaching means by which a color designatin may be appliedtothe gripping#v means er readilychanged to indicate the particular coloror shade of the lipstick` enclosed Within the holder.'

a m'earl's and" method for" attaching' la' lipstick holder tol a Vanitycase or compact holder; by

which the" lipstick holder may be' attached in'y Afnoth'er object ofithe inventionlis t6' provider a lipstick holder of a formi adapted.- tobe lp" plie'd t'othe.- periphery of ay vanity case or cosmetic holderyadjacent to the lockingmeans thereforv sojthat by pressingY the lipstickholder` inwardly, the Vanity' case or cosmetic holder is Openedl t Withthese and" otlierobjectsin view,the i'nveritiri" copris'es" variousfeatures" and' cor'binations hereiiiafteldscrihed' and' illustrated in'the'aiclzbrnpariyirlgI drawings ffri'zfg"tothedrawings;

tachably connecting the lipstick container casing to the vanity case,and

Fig. 18 is a fragmentary detailed view taken on the section line IS-l 8of Fig. 17.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the numeral 2 designates alipstick container casing having a lipstick tube and lipstick 4 therein,the lipstick container casing being attached to a mirror 6, such as apocket mirror or a rear-view mirror of an automobile, by means ofsegmental spring-pressed gripping means 8 and lll, which are adapted tobe covered by means of a coloring material, as paint or dye, or by meansof a thin guard member or casing l2, of plastic material which isadapted to be colored the same color or shade as that of the lipstick 4carried in the lipstick container casing. By making the casing membersor guards l2 of the size and shape to fit over the gripping means forattaching the lipstick container casing to the mirror, the guards may becolored in place of coloring the gripping members, thus avoiding thesampling or trial of the lipstick in order to determine Whether thelipstick color or shade is that desired. Thecasing members or guards l2may be made of any suitable plastic material adapted to be molded orpressed into the desired form, such as Plexiglas for example, which ismethyl methacrylate, and may be purchased on the market in varyingthicknesses and shades of color, and may readily be colored by means ofa paint or pigment or dye to obtain any desired color or shade of color.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the lipstickcontainer casing may be stamped in a single stamping operation frommetal in one piece so as to be provided with a longitudinal slit oropening I4 extending at the top of the casing so as to provide forexpansion of the casing when a lipstick tube is inserted therein, sothat the container casing is adapted to fit substantially any size oflipstick tube to be inserted into the casing.

The segmental gripping members 8 and I0 are preferably composed of aspring metal so as to rmly hold the lipstick container casing in placeon a mirror by clamping action and the surfaces in -contact with themirror surfaces may be roughened so as to more firmly hold the grippingsurfaces in place on the mirror, and the 1 outer surfaces of thegripping members may also be roughened so that it may be more readilypainted or dyed to the color of the lipstick to be held in the casing,which will serve not only in indicating the color of the lipstick whenthe article is purchased but will also assist in indicating the color ofthe lipstick when a person desires to vary the color of her makeup,depending on whether the lipstick color is to be used under artificiallight or in daylight. It is sometimes desirable to carry a variety ofcolors of lipstick for makeup, as for use on weekend parties and tripsto the seashore, for example, and the selection of the desired colorsand shades may then be readily made from the owners stock of lipsticksby the mere inspection of the depending colored gripping members of thecasing carrying the color of each individual lipstick contained in thecorresponding casing.

For use by younger girls and persons of insuicient means to purchase themore expensive lipstick carrying cases, a relatively inexpensive form ofthe invention may be used, which is illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 of thedrawings, in.

which the lipstick container casing and segmental gripping members maybe made of stamped metal or of molded hard rubber or similarcompositions having the desired resilience particularly in the grippingmembers 8" and IB", so as to apply sufcient force to adhere readily tothe surface of a mirror, and also to provide sufcient resilience in thecontainer casing 2", or provide sumcient expansion for the insertion ofa lipstick tube I6 to be held thereby, the tube I6 containing a lipstickof the same shade or color as the colored area i8 on one of thesegmental gripping members, as l0", for example. In this form of theinvention, the gripping element l0" may be stamped out from the metalforming the gripping element 8", and bent outwardly and downwardly, asshown in Fig. 8, whereby a single sheet of metal serves tosimultaneously form the two segmental gripping elements, which areseparated a distance corresponding substantially to the thickness of theordinary pocket mirror.

The forms of the invention above described are particularly useful foruse with mirrors, preferably of the rectangular form, which may be keptin a ladies handbag, such as are generally carried, and the lipstickcontainer casing may serve as a holding means for the mirror whilemakeup is being applied, so that the surface of the mirror does notbecome soiled or fogged during use or in ordinary handling. In the useof this form of the invention with the rear-view mirror of anautomobile, the lipstick container casing may be retained by thesegmental gripping means on the bottom edge or preferably on the rightvertical edge of the mirror so as to be accessible continuously for use.

Referring to Figs. 9 and 10 of the drawings, it may sometimes bedesirable to employ separate spring-pressed gripping means 2D and 22,which may be made integral by means of a bridge member 2li carryinghandles 26 and 28, to which an elastic band 29 may be attached and madeadjustable so as to 'lt a lipstick holder, which may thus be attached toa mirror in substantially the same manner as the gripping members abovedescribed. It will be apparent also that the combined gripping deviceand fastening means 29 may be used for attaching any small cylindricalarticle or article of small external dimensions to a pocket mirror orother article of narrow thickness. It may be used if desired forattaching a pencil to a small note book, for example, or for othersimilar uses, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

Shown in Figs. 11 and l2 of the drawings is a form of lipstick holderwhich may be made integral with the metal framework of a circular mirrorvand which extends from the line of attachment to the said frame in acylindrical plane, leaving a space 30 to provide for expansion when atube 32 carrying a lipstick therein is inserted into the carrier casing34. This form of the invention is adapted for use more particularly foryoung girls or children of school age, and is relatively inexpensive tomake.

The various forms of the invention above described may be varied to someextent to suit particular needs and greater or less renement, dependingon the demands of the particular groups or classes for Whom the articlesare designed or made. For the more fastidious persons, the form of theinvention shown in Figs. 1 to 4 is better suited than those of the otherforms illustrated, although it will be obvious that the same degree ofrefinement in manufacture may be used as is acca-scr E applied tolcostume jewelry and other articles.

Referring morefin detail toi Figs; Island.' 14 of the. drawings.. alipstick frame-:member 40;. con-- taining' ay lipstick tube t2', from'.lwhich ay lipstick be extracted byrmeans of.Y the head. M.. is'` securelyattached. tc one-:sident avanty c's'e 46.1 byf meansof` a .perforatediextension ltgwhicla may' contain perforations preferably in the ytorn-rLof' elongated: slits,:although the periorations may be circular:orf-any1 other. desired: form. lip stick tramemember' lill mayI attachedto. the: vanity case in any desired position, preferablyin;Y the:positiominwhich the lipstick is most accessible to the user, dependingon whether the person is right-handed crfletl handed, .and on theposition of the ccver'lockottheicase..

In order to permit the purchaser to attach the, lipstick holder in theposition on the vanity case be'st suitedi to the individual, thelipstick container T and the holding means orI perforated extension maybe purchased separate from the vanity case alnd readily attaclie'd'l inthe' desired position'. For this purpose, a suitable solvent. forlacquer may be used to wet' the bottom or .face o'f` the extension li sothat' when the extension is pressed onto the bottom face of the vanitycase near the periphery of the case, the lipstick container will beimmediately attached without diculty. It will be understood thatsubstantially all vanity cases now on the market carry a lacquer coatingover the entire outer surface of the vanity case, and any suitablesolvent, such as amyl acetate, acetone or ethyl acetate may be used. Thelacquer most generally used for this purpose is nitrocellulose, and alacquer enamel is a lacquer which contains a pigment. A lowboilingsolvent, that is, one boiling below 100 C., such as acetone and ethylacetate, or mixtures thereof, are preferably used, `although a mediumboiling solvent, that is, one boiling between 100 and 150 C., such asamyl acetate, Cellosolve, butyl acetate or butyl propionate may be used.For convenience, however, it is found that nail polish remover, such asis used in any boudoir or bath room, such as Cutex, for example, servesthe purpose admirably and dissolves the lacquer by the use of a singledrop so that the extension adheres to the face of the vanity case withsuch a strong bond that it cannot be removed by force. at least withoutthe application 0f additional solvent. The perforations 50 in theextension 48 permit the spreading of the solvent over the connectingsurface and allows the solvent to be'evaporated almost immediatelythrough the openings. The elongated slits as illustrated in Fig. 13 havebeen found best suited for this purpose,l but it will be obvious thatother forms or other perforations may be used to advantage to accomplishthe same results.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 14, the lipstickcontainer 40 may be attached to the vanity case 46' adjacent the lockingdevice 52, by which the vanity case cover A is locked through the slitopening 5B in the periphery of the cover. The locking device 52 does notform a part of the present invention, but will be understood to comprisea spring member 58 pivoted or attached by means of the pin member 6D, adetent S2 being provided on the spring member 58 to engage the slitopening or projection 56, by means of which the cover of the vanity caseis locked in position.

In order to have the locking device 52 operated by pressing the lipstickcontainer 40', a slide or 6. extension 64. isi'nte'grally attached tathe-lipstick. container, the slidel et .being of a-.width and length".Iso. asto' be adapted. to slide in: .a guide-1 memberV 66, having lateralgrooves'v or guides: (itiY and 1.0.L adapted'y to tl the thickness. ofthefmetal; of:4 the slide member. The guide member 6:6 is prefer'- ablyjprcvidedzwith: perfor-:ations '12:5 so: that the guider member' fbef.attached in. position adja= ceritf the rocking device.' 52.; bymeans or.a. solventl crf the: lacquer' c'oa'.'ting` of. they vanity case the'lmannerv above described connection with the e'sctensiun; Alli. Irrorder" to prevent' thel lipstick containen 4e* from dropping out'. of;'the guide. member 66, or being ancidentally removed. therefrom.; aniopening TIL. preferably rectangular in.

-. fromthe; vanity casev 46g, the spring. projectionVV 1e" isr pressed`downwardly aridiy the lipstick casing: is pulled outwardly at the sametime until the opening 14 is :disengaged from the projection 16,

and the slide 64 is drawn out of the guides 68 and 10.

The opening 'I4 is made large enough so that when the slide member 64 isin place in the guide member 66 and the spring extension 1B is engagedin the opening 14, sufficient play is allowed so that the lipstickcontainer 4D' may be moved inwardly suihciently to release the openingor indentation 5S from the detent 62, by which the cover member 5d isunlocked.

Referring to Figs. 17 and 18 of the drawings, the numeral designates amodified form of guide member having a central rectangular opening 02and lateral grooves or guides 8d and 86 in which the slide member 88,attached to the lipstick casing is adapted to `pass through the opening92, sho-wn in Fig. 18 of the drawings. When the slide member 80 is inposition in the guide member 80, the projection or tongue 94 locks thelipstick casing 90 in the guide member 80. When it is desired toseparate the lipstick container casing from the vanity case, thelipstick container casing 00 may be readily withdrawn by simplydepressing the tongue member 9d and withdrawing the slide member 88through the opening 92 while the tongue member remains depressed. Theguide member 80 is adapted to be accurately cemented in place adjacentthe locking device 52' on the back of the vanity case 46' by means ofdownwardly -projecting tabs or aps 96 and 98, which serve v.as guides inpositioning and centering the guide member 80 directly over the latch bywhich the cover member of the vanity case is released, so that when thelipstick container casing is in place adjacent the latch or lockingdevice 52', all that is necessary in order to unlock the vanity casecover is to depress the lipstick container casing 90 inwardly, whichreleases the slit opening or projection 55 from the detent 62, as isapparent from Fig. 14 of the drawings.

It will be understood that various changes and modifications may be madein the various forms of the invention above described without departingfrom the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the claimsannexed hereto, and I do not wish to be limited or restricted to thespecific details herein set forth, but wish to reserve to myself any andall variations or modifications as may be apparent to those skilled inthe art within the scope of the said claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A lipstick container and mirror combination which comprises anexpansible unitary lipstick container casing, a metal framework for acircular mirror made integral with said casing, a circular mirror insaid framework, said casing extending from the line of attachment tosaid framework in a substantially cylindrical surface and terminating ina free edge corresponding to an element of the cylindrical surface so asto provide a substantially rectilinear space for circumferentialexpansion when a lipstick tube is inserted into said container casingand means for holding the mirror in place within said metal framework.

2. The combination of :a lipstick holder and mirror which comprises ametal framework for a mirror, a mirror therein, a substantiallycylindrical spring metal carrier casing integrally united to saidframework and extending from the line of attachment thereto in acylindrical plane and leaving an open space to provide for circum- 8.ferential expansion when .a lipstick tube is inserted into said carriercasing.

3. The combination of a lipstick holder and mirror which comprises ametal framework for a circular mirror, a circular mirror therein, asubstantially cylindrical spring metal carrier casing integally unitedto said framework and extending from a straight line of attachmentthereto in a cylindrical plane and leaving an open rectilinear space toprovide for circumferential expansion of the cylindrical Walls of thecarrier casing when a lipstick tube is inserted into said carriercasing.

HENRY FITZ.

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